How to use Automate Translation in Transcy
Running a multilingual store means constantly updating content – new products, revised descriptions, seasonal campaigns, and fresh blog posts. Manually retranslating every change across multiple languages can be time-consuming and prone to oversight. That's where Transcy's Automate Translation feature becomes your reliable assistant, automatically detecting content changes and updating translations across all your target languages.
This comprehensive guide will show you how to set up and optimize Automate Translation to keep your multilingual store consistently updated without the manual workload.
I. Setting up Automate Translation
Initial configuration process
Choosing pages and languages
Understanding plan limitations
II. Managing Automate Translation settings
Language targeting options
Advanced configuration tips
Important note: Automate Translation is available from the Growth plan and above. This powerful feature ensures your translations stay current as your store evolves.
Automate Translation works by monitoring your default language content for changes and automatically updating the corresponding translations. Here's how it works in practice:
Example scenario: You update a product title in your Shopify admin (default language). Once Automate Translation is configured for that product page, Transcy detects the change and automatically translates the new title across all your target languages.
Setting up the feature:
Navigate to the feature: Go to Translation menu → Automate Translation
Select target languages: Choose which languages you want to include in automatic translation
Choose page types: Select the type of content you want to automate (Product pages, Collection pages, etc.)
Add specific pages: Select the relevant pages you want to include in your automation list
Important prerequisite: Automate Translation only works with content that has already been translated at least once. If you haven't created initial translations for your content, you'll need to complete the first-time translation through the Manage Translation section before automation can take effect.
Key features to configure:
Auto sync new pages: Enable this powerful feature to automatically handle new content as you add it to your store. When activated:
New products are automatically detected and added to the translation queue
Fresh content gets translated immediately using Google translation
No manual intervention required for ongoing content additions
Translation tool hierarchy: Understanding how Transcy handles translation updates is crucial for quality control:
With API keys configured:
OpenAI, DeepL, Gemini: Updates use their respective AI translation engines for higher quality
Maintains consistency with your chosen premium translation service
Without API keys or using other services:
OpenAI, Gemini (without API), Baidu, Yandex, DeepSeek, Grok, Manual translate: Updates default to Google translation
Still provides reliable automated updates, though quality may vary
Publishing your automated pages: After adding pages to your automation list, you must publish them to activate the automatic translation functionality. This step is crucial – unpublished pages won't benefit from automation.
Plan-based limitations: Each Transcy plan includes specific limits for Automate Translation, kindly refer to Overview of Transcy Pricing Plans to learn more
Managing plan changes:
Downgrading: Pages automatically become unpublished and need manual reactivation within new plan limits
Upgrading: Gain access to higher page limits and can publish more content for automation
Kindly refer this What will happen when I upgrade/downgrade plan in app? to understand clearly about upgrade or downgrade our Transcy plan
Reaching your limits: When you hit your plan's page limit:
New pages cannot be added to automation until existing ones are removed
Consider upgrading your plan for higher limits
Alternative: Purchase additional resource quotas to extend current plan capabilities
You can extend your quota depend on what you need, we available for that's. Kindly refer to this How to extend your resource limit to learn more
The Automate Translation settings panel gives you granular control over which languages receive automatic updates for your selected pages.
Language management:
Publish languages: Turn on automatic translation for specific target languages
Unpublish languages: Temporarily disable automation for certain languages without removing the setup
Selective targeting: Choose different language combinations for different page types based on your market priorities
Best practices for optimal results:
Content strategy alignment: Use Automate Translation strategically by prioritizing:
High-traffic product pages that change frequently
Seasonal collection pages with regular updates
Blog content that needs consistent multilingual presence
Quality control considerations: While automation saves time, consider:
Reviewing automated translations periodically for accuracy
Using premium AI translation services (with API keys) for better quality
Setting up notifications to track when translations are updated
Resource optimization: Make the most of your plan limits by:
Focusing automation on your most important, frequently-updated pages
Using manual translation for static content that rarely changes
Monitoring which automated pages provide the highest ROI
Ready to streamline your multilingual content management?
Automate Translation transforms how you maintain consistency across multiple language versions of your store. By setting up intelligent automation for your most dynamic content, you can focus on growing your business while Transcy handles the translation updates behind the scenes.
Remember, this feature works best when combined with a thoughtful content strategy. Start with your most important pages, monitor the results, and gradually expand your automation coverage as you see the time-saving benefits.
If you need further assistance, please contact us via live chat or email us at support@transcy.io
This comprehensive guide will show you how to set up and optimize Automate Translation to keep your multilingual store consistently updated without the manual workload.
Table of Contents
I. Setting up Automate Translation
Initial configuration process
Choosing pages and languages
Understanding plan limitations
II. Managing Automate Translation settings
Language targeting options
Advanced configuration tips
I. Setting up Automate Translation
Important note: Automate Translation is available from the Growth plan and above. This powerful feature ensures your translations stay current as your store evolves.
1. Initial configuration process
Automate Translation works by monitoring your default language content for changes and automatically updating the corresponding translations. Here's how it works in practice:
Example scenario: You update a product title in your Shopify admin (default language). Once Automate Translation is configured for that product page, Transcy detects the change and automatically translates the new title across all your target languages.
Setting up the feature:
Navigate to the feature: Go to Translation menu → Automate Translation
Select target languages: Choose which languages you want to include in automatic translation
Choose page types: Select the type of content you want to automate (Product pages, Collection pages, etc.)
Add specific pages: Select the relevant pages you want to include in your automation list
2. Choosing pages and languages
Important prerequisite: Automate Translation only works with content that has already been translated at least once. If you haven't created initial translations for your content, you'll need to complete the first-time translation through the Manage Translation section before automation can take effect.
Key features to configure:
Auto sync new pages: Enable this powerful feature to automatically handle new content as you add it to your store. When activated:
New products are automatically detected and added to the translation queue
Fresh content gets translated immediately using Google translation
No manual intervention required for ongoing content additions
Translation tool hierarchy: Understanding how Transcy handles translation updates is crucial for quality control:
With API keys configured:
OpenAI, DeepL, Gemini: Updates use their respective AI translation engines for higher quality
Maintains consistency with your chosen premium translation service
Without API keys or using other services:
OpenAI, Gemini (without API), Baidu, Yandex, DeepSeek, Grok, Manual translate: Updates default to Google translation
Still provides reliable automated updates, though quality may vary
3. Understanding plan limitations
Publishing your automated pages: After adding pages to your automation list, you must publish them to activate the automatic translation functionality. This step is crucial – unpublished pages won't benefit from automation.
Plan-based limitations: Each Transcy plan includes specific limits for Automate Translation, kindly refer to Overview of Transcy Pricing Plans to learn more
Managing plan changes:
Downgrading: Pages automatically become unpublished and need manual reactivation within new plan limits
Upgrading: Gain access to higher page limits and can publish more content for automation
Kindly refer this What will happen when I upgrade/downgrade plan in app? to understand clearly about upgrade or downgrade our Transcy plan
Reaching your limits: When you hit your plan's page limit:
New pages cannot be added to automation until existing ones are removed
Consider upgrading your plan for higher limits
Alternative: Purchase additional resource quotas to extend current plan capabilities
You can extend your quota depend on what you need, we available for that's. Kindly refer to this How to extend your resource limit to learn more
II. Managing Automate Translation settings
1. Language targeting options
The Automate Translation settings panel gives you granular control over which languages receive automatic updates for your selected pages.
Language management:
Publish languages: Turn on automatic translation for specific target languages
Unpublish languages: Temporarily disable automation for certain languages without removing the setup
Selective targeting: Choose different language combinations for different page types based on your market priorities
2. Advanced configuration tips
Best practices for optimal results:
Content strategy alignment: Use Automate Translation strategically by prioritizing:
High-traffic product pages that change frequently
Seasonal collection pages with regular updates
Blog content that needs consistent multilingual presence
Quality control considerations: While automation saves time, consider:
Reviewing automated translations periodically for accuracy
Using premium AI translation services (with API keys) for better quality
Setting up notifications to track when translations are updated
Resource optimization: Make the most of your plan limits by:
Focusing automation on your most important, frequently-updated pages
Using manual translation for static content that rarely changes
Monitoring which automated pages provide the highest ROI
Ready to streamline your multilingual content management?
Automate Translation transforms how you maintain consistency across multiple language versions of your store. By setting up intelligent automation for your most dynamic content, you can focus on growing your business while Transcy handles the translation updates behind the scenes.
Remember, this feature works best when combined with a thoughtful content strategy. Start with your most important pages, monitor the results, and gradually expand your automation coverage as you see the time-saving benefits.
If you need further assistance, please contact us via live chat or email us at support@transcy.io
Updated on: 22/05/2025
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